Praise the Lord!
Good morning and welcome
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to Fall Camp Meeting here
at 3ABN in West Frankfort, IL.
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And we're so thankful
for all the crowd that's here
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and our special guest
today - yes! is Little Richard.
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Now I'm havin' to call him...
I call him Bro. Richard, right?
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But the world knows
him as Little Richard. Yes.
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So we're so thankful that
you're here today, Bro. Richard.
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I'm glad to be here.
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Absolutely! First camp meeting
I've been to in many years.
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All right. Yes. And I think
you haven't been speaking in
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publicly in very many... in
quite a few years, right? Yes.
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Yes... yes. So how
did we get you up here?
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I know we didn't
offer you any money.
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No... we don't charge
money to talk about God.
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OK. We just want to
be a part of His kingdom.
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He's been so
good to us. All right.
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And He's such a
merciful God. Um-hmm.
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And I'm just so
glad that you invited me
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and I'm glad that
I was able to come.
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Because I know that everybody
here is trying to get ready
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to meet Jesus. That's right!
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That's all that's left in
this world, isn't that right?
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That's right. We all
need to get ready to meet Him
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because He is coming soon. Amen!
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And whether you're
ready or no He's still coming!
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That's right.
So get ready. Amen!
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We have another special
guest, and I want to introduce
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Tara Chambers. She's from
the City of West Frankfort.
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And Tara... come
up just a little bit.
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And I think you were going
to give Bro. Richard a welcome.
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Absolutely! It's not every
day that we get a legend here
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in southern
Illinois to come and join us.
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And our special guest
today has sung songs that
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people - millions of
people around the world -
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can recite word for word.
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But the word he's
going to share today
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is so much more
exciting than any of that.
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And we're so blessed
to have you here today.
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Thank you. So excited
to hear your testimony.
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Thank you so much. And
we know that it is not only
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going to touch southern Illinois
and everybody that hears it
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but thanks to
Three Angels Broadcasting
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people all over the world
are going to be touched by God
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through your
testimony. Praise God!
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So we just thank you and we
are so happy to have you here.
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Welcome to West
Frankfort. Thank you so much.
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Tara: I want to
ask you a question.
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Now I'm going to put you on the
spot in front of the whole world
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but now you're
pretty young. I mean
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you know Richard... he
gives his age. He's 84 now.
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Do you really know who he was?
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Have you ever
heard him sing really?
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I have... and I've heard
all of the mainstream stuff
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that everybody
else has heard, BUT
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I have to do a little tattling
on myself here for a minute.
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My favorite Little Richard piece
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was Rubber Duckie
from Sesame Street.
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I watched that as a kid
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and you became famous
to me on that day, so...
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Thank you. She
told me that back stage.
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She said: "Oh, I love
his Sesame Street stuff! "
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My grandkids were the same way.
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I said: "We're going to
interview Little Richard"
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and I said: "You guys
don't know... " "Oh, yes,
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we do! We watch
him on Sesame Street. "
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The young kids - yes - all
the way to the older folks.
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How about you, Yvonne. When did
you first hear Little Richard?
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Oh, you know, I don't
know if Richard remembers this,
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but years and years ago
my parents did some work
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on one of his
projects... a gospel project
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at Ephesus
Church... and so they sang.
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In New York... OK...
and they sang behind him.
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So I knew of him from there and
of course, in the music business
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I mean... whether you're
in the music business or not
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he's a legend. Everybody
knows Little Richard. Yes!
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So I've known about
him for years and years
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and it's my privilege to
know him as Brother Richard.
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Absolutely. Pastor John,
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you got a phone call a
couple months ago from who?
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From his brother, right? Peyton?
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I was in my office and
his brother Peyton called.
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And he said: "The Lord
has impressed me to call you
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and I chose to do it today. "
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And he says... we
had a conversation.
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Peyton, if you know his brother,
is a very mild mannered...
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You can tell him a storm is
coming. He'll say: "It is? "
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He's on his way here
now. I know... I know.
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I wouldn't let him not be here.
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And so he said: "Well, you
know, we have a little church
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down in Tennessee. Do you
come to little churches? "
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I said: "I go wherever
the Lord wants me to go
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but tell me
something about your church. "
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And he says: "Well, we had
some baptisms 9 months ago... "
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This was earlier last
year he was telling me this.
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He said: "And
Richard got baptized. "
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I said... uh, I said: "Richard?
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Am I supposed to know Richard? "
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He said: "Little Richard! "
I said: "THE Little Richard? "
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I said: "How do you know
him? " He said: "I'm his brother
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and I'm the elder of the church
and if you would accept our
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invitation we'd like to
have you come down and visit. "
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So my wife and I went down
and Brother Richard was there
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Sabbath morning. And I don't
know if you've ever had the
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experience. I wished it
was the other way around:
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him preaching and
me saying "Amen. "
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But to have him saying...
He was saying: "Tell it!
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Tell it! Uh-huh,
all right, yes Jesus. "
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And he was "egging" me on.
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And I said: "Man, I wish
they'd do that at my church. "
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We have too many
white people in our church.
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But then we sat down at lunch
and he and Angie, my wife...
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they just talked like they
knew each other all their lives.
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And I just sat there
and was amazed. I said:
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"Lord, what is this all about?
Why am I down here in Tennessee
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talking to Little Richard?
How did that work out? "
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Now I know why today. Amen!
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God works in
amazing ways. Absolutely!
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We want to ask, Pastor, if
you would just say a prayer
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for the anointing of the Holy
Spirit to move in this crowd
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today and for those watching
literally around the world
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because the testimony
that he has... he gives all
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honor and glory and
praise to Jesus. That's right.
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And that's what the
world needs to see today
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and here is
people... letting them know
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the only answer for this
world's problems is Jesus. Amen!
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Let's just bow our heads.
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Loving Father in heaven,
we stand here this morning
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under the grace and
anointing of Your Holy Spirit.
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And, Father, as we
were reminded so wonderfully
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in the Sabbath School
lesson study this morning
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we would rather
boast in our infirmities
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that the power of
Christ may rest upon us.
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And Lord, today we
glory in the cross of Christ
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by whom we have been
crucified to the world
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and the world has
been crucified to us.
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And today, Lord,
this is an amazing journey
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that Bro. Little
Richard has taken. We have seen
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his trek - um-hmm - and
the world knows who he was.
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But Father, we
praise God for who he is.
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Amen! And he's come today to
speak to the hearts and lives
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of many who are on a road
looking for what he had already
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found, coming to the conclusion
that there's no greater joy
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and no greater purpose than
living for the glory of God.
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And today I pray an
anointing on his heart,
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his mind, his voice, his life.
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That we will hear through
the trek of his experiences
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how God in an amazing
way continued to pursue him.
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And Lord, today as
we remember who he was
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we thank God
for who he is. Amen!
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Even more than who
Little Richard is, we thank
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You for who Jesus is. Yes! Amen!
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There's no depth
to which we can sink
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that the Lord cannot
reach down to the "guttermost"
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and take us to the uttermost.
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And so today we want to glorify
in the righteousness of Christ.
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May his words be
guided by Your Holy Spirit.
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May his mind be anointed.
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And may those who listen
and watch and be a part of this
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experience know that
this is just a glimpse.
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That, yes, if
ANYONE is in Christ
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he is a new creation. Yes.
Old things have passed away;
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behold, all things are new.
So we give You this program.
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And may you use Your
servant, Bro. Little Richard,
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to just let people know this
critical hour is the time to
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choose Jesus. Amen!
For there is no other way
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to find
happiness and eternal joy.
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And we pray this - yes - in
Your precious and holy name,
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Amen. Amen! All
right. Thank you, Pastor.
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Thank you, Tara, for coming in.
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Right now before
Bro. Richard speaks
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my daughter Melody
is going to sing a song.
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We're doing away with
a lot of preliminaries.
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Even the offering today.
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So when you leave
rather than to take the time
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away from him,
when you leave today
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there'll be little buckets
out here. Maybe we should put
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wheelbarrows out here by faith.
Little buckets that you all can
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drop a check as the
Holy Spirit impresses you to.
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And thank you Melody.
What are you singing right now?
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I Will Never Leave You
Alone. OK... thank you, honey.
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Wandering in the wilderness,
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stumbling in the dark,
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life put me on a road
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I prayed I'd never have to walk.
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Helpless and uncertain,
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staring at a wall,
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I wondered where the Lord
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was in it all.
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But God said
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"I love you forever;
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I will never leave you alone.
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And days when
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you feel your
heart can't take it
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I will be the One
to make you strong.
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And I'll be there to help you
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carry on...
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I will never leave you
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alone. "
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Picking up the pieces
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of dreams that had to die,
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trying hard to understand
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and not to question why.
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It took a while to realize
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what now I clearly see:
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that holding on to Him meant
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letting go of me.
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And God said
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"I love you forever;
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I will never leave you alone.
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And days when
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you feel your
heart can't take it
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I will be the One
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to make you strong.
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And I'll be there to help you
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carry on...
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I will never leave you
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alone. "
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And God said
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"I love you forever;
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I will never leave you alone.
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And days when
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you feel your
heart can't take it
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I will be the One
to make you strong.
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And I'll be there to help you
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carry on...
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I will never leave you
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alone...
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I will never leave you
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alone. "
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Amen!
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Thank you Melody.
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It's our privilege today -
and it's hard to say - introduce
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to the world as
they already know him
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but Bro. Richard Penniman.
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Bro. Richard: the time is yours.
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If you need anything,
we're here to assist you
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but other than that
we know God has put a lot
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on your heart today. All I
can say: "In times like these
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we need a Savior. " Amen!
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In times like these we
need an anchor. All right!
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We need Jesus. Amen!
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There's never been a time
in our life as it is today
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where we need God so much.
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Without Him, we can
see that we're doomed.
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Without Him there is nothing.
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I was just thinking
about the Word of God.
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You know, we read
all kind of magazines
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and I just see where my
friend just passed away.
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Hugh Hefner: he
was a good friend.
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You know, but he
represented another book
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but we represent the
Bible. All right! Amen! OK!
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And I'm so glad
that I know Jesus. Amen!
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Eighty-four years
old... I know Jesus.
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Amen! Eighty-five this year.
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If I live, I know Jesus.
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It's nothing like
Jesus. That's right.
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Brothers and
sisters, ladies and gentlemen,
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remember: I don't
care what color you are.
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Black, white, red,
brown, purple or yellow...
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it don't matter.
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Jesus loves you. Amen!
All right! He made you.
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Jesus: the Word of God.
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In times like these I
just stated we need a Savior.
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You guys remember that
Jesus IS the Word of God.
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Um-hmm. And all scripture
is given by inspiration of God
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and is profitable for
doctrine, for correction,
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for instruction
in righteousness.
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That the man of God
may be perfectly furnished
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in all good works.
Yes! I have learned
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that when I go to bed at night,
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when I sleep with
the Bible in my arms,
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it makes me feel comfortable.
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It's something to have,
like the other night at my place
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the lights went out. And
that's a horrible feeling.
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I didn't know what to do!
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I said: "Oh, God... "
There wasn't nobody there
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but me, and I can't walk.
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I said: "Oh, God... please. "
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And I learned
that's when you need Jesus.
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Um-hmm. And listen
ladies and gentlemen,
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don't let nobody tell
you anything different.
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All right. The
Seventh-day Adventist church
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is the church that I came to.
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I was brought up
in the Baptist church.
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I went to the
Baptist church on Sundays
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I'd go to the movie. If I
went to the Methodist church,
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I'd go to the movie.
My grandmother was in the
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Methodist church; my mother
was in the Baptist church.
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My sister met a preacher
by the name of Elder Ward.
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He was preaching in my
home town of Macon, Georgia,
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where I'm from, and he
was in this great big tent,
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he and his wife. She
was playing the piano.
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And the girls was going to
the tent because Elder Ward
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was a good-looking
guy... he was handsome.
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And they was all going
to the meeting trying to get
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this woman's husband.
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I could hear my sisters saying
they thought they had him.
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And he had them... you know,
he was just smiling with them
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and just... He
got them in the truth!
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And they was this
lavish... And my sister became
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an Adventist... which we
didn't know anything about.
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I heard my
grandmother talk about it.
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Her name was Miss Alma.
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I heard her talk about it.
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But my sister came home that day
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and I saw my Daddy was so mad.
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She threw the pork
chops out in the back yard!
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She threw the hot
dogs in the back yard!
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She threw the
sausage in the back yard.
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And my Daddy said:
"Who threw out all that
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good meat in the
yard like that? "
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My sister said, we
said: "Peggie did it. "
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My Daddy said: "I'm
gonna kill you, girl. "
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He said: "You know how
much we paid for that? "
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He said: "And you're going to
eat that. Go out and get it! "
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Because she had read
that God didn't want us to eat
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that kind of food... that
He had clean meats for us.
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And the Bible tells us what
is clean and what is not clean.
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But she wanted to get the
family to goin' the right way.
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She threw it
all out to make sure
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that we wouldn't eat any more.
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And at the time I
was mad with her, too,
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because I didn't
want... I wanted my pork chops!
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I loved pork chops!
That was my favorite meat.
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Pork chops and
ham? My Lord, my God.
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I would eat that all day long.
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And everybody in my
home town, Macon, Georgia,
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could get pork 'cause it
was cheap. It wasn't expensive.
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And so after that didn't
nobody want to join the church
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'cause they didn't
want to give up their meat.
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They knew Elder Ward
was telling the truth
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but they didn't
want to give that up.
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But Elder Ward said: "God's
got something good for you. "
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Amen! And when I read
with him and I got with him
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his sermon every week
would be about Little Richard.
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I was wearing real long hair
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and make-up on my
face, the eyebrow pencil...
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all that stuff and you
couldn't tell me nothing.
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The make-up made me
look lighter and brighter...
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but it couldn't fix up.
But God showed me something.
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God showed me that:
"Richard, if you live for Me,
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I'm going to give
you eternal life. " Yes!
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"I'm going to give
you everlasting joy;
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I'm going to give you
immortality. You'll never die. "
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"It will be day from now on;
it will never get night again. "
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How can it get night with
Jesus - the Light of the World?
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Amen! Can't no
darkness come in there!
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He and His Father ain't nothing
but light... a consuming fire!
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It's really something...
it's really something.
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I just said: "Well,
Lord, if You just help me
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learn about you. "
So then He made a way
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for me to go to Oakwood College.
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I went to Oakwood College.
I got there; I didn't know why
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why I was there. I was
there and I learned about Jesus.
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I didn't know that
God was a consuming fire.
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I didn't know
that... I never knew that.
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Nobody never told me that.
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I never knew that
Jesus and His Father
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and the Holy
Ghost... I never knew that
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all three of them are God.
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I didn't know that
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'cause in our church
they didn't teach that.
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All they taught in our church
00:21:51.14\00:21:53.07
that when you
die you go to heaven.
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Everybody that died in
my home town went to heaven.
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I don't care if they were
the biggest drunk in the city.
00:22:00.78\00:22:03.69
They was a drunk...
they went to heaven.
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And I remember the
pastor be preaching the funeral
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and he'd say: "Oh,
John, I can see him now.
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He's up there by the throne. "
00:22:13.13\00:22:14.90
And I said to myself:
"John is drunk by the throne? "
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And then here he's
preaching another man's funeral
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that was a killer:
"He's by the throne. "
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Here's another man that was
a big thief: "He's in heaven. "
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And I say: "Everybody
can't be going to heaven.
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Then nobody go to hell. "
00:22:36.45\00:22:38.55
EVERYBODY went to heaven.
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And I said: "Well, Lord...
" I said: "What is this? "
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But wasn't no preacher
telling it 'cause the preacher
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didn't know the
truth either! That's right.
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The Lord said: "Ye shall know
the truth and the truth will
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set you free. " Amen!
00:22:54.54\00:22:56.71
And when you're set
free you can tell the truth.
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Not only can you tell the truth
but you will KNOW the truth.
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Amen! And I started
reading and I started studying
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about the seven last plagues.
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I started studying that
"What shall it profit a man
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if he should
gain the whole world
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and lose his own soul?
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Or what shall a man give
God in exchange for his soul? "
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Don't you know, ladies and
gentlemen, brothers and sisters,
00:23:26.03\00:23:30.47
that the whole world... You
talk about winning the lottery.
00:23:30.87\00:23:36.85
Everybody's trying to win
the lottery/let's make a deal.
00:23:38.11\00:23:42.28
God wants to make a
deal with you! Amen!
00:23:42.95\00:23:46.25
His deal is everlasting life!
00:23:46.55\00:23:49.86
Everlasting life!
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He's going to give you a
mansion that He built for you!
00:23:52.33\00:23:55.30
He built it for
you: you and you.
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It don't matter.
Ain't no racism in heaven.
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Amen! NONE!
00:24:02.40\00:24:05.47
You know, I just think about
how the boys used to make fun
00:24:06.41\00:24:09.01
of my mother because my mother's
real fair... she's Indian.
00:24:09.21\00:24:13.11
She's Mohican Indian and
she's real light... like you!
00:24:14.12\00:24:19.92
That's the way my Mama looked.
00:24:25.79\00:24:27.30
The guys used to
talk about my Mama
00:24:27.50\00:24:29.46
but I loved her... you know?
00:24:29.66\00:24:31.33
That was my Mama.
00:24:31.53\00:24:32.87
But I found out something:
that if you live for Jesus
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you love everybody. Amen!
00:24:38.57\00:24:41.64
If you live for Jesus,
you may have been hateful
00:24:42.04\00:24:45.68
with hatred but if
you live for Jesus...
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I remember I used
to have all that in me!
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I'm from Macon, Georgia.
00:24:51.62\00:24:53.89
I was treated real nasty
and I was trying to get revenge.
00:24:54.09\00:24:59.43
But I read where Jesus
said: "Vengeance is Mine
00:25:00.40\00:25:02.90
and I shall repay. " Amen!
00:25:03.10\00:25:05.77
I learned that
love covers everything.
00:25:06.87\00:25:11.01
Amen! It covers it
all brothers and sisters.
00:25:11.21\00:25:14.54
I don't care where
you've been or what you've done.
00:25:14.74\00:25:17.58
I don't care if you're a drunk;
I don't care if you're a thief.
00:25:17.78\00:25:21.88
I don't care what you're...
Give your life to Jesus
00:25:22.28\00:25:25.05
and He will
change your life. Amen!
00:25:25.25\00:25:27.69
He changed my life. I was
full of hate and animosity.
00:25:27.89\00:25:31.69
My best friend killed my Daddy.
00:25:32.83\00:25:35.66
Oh! My Dad died at 39
years old with twelve children.
00:25:35.86\00:25:39.80
And I learned... That
hatred that I thought I had
00:25:42.17\00:25:46.27
I didn't think I did
have it. I was a real hater!
00:25:46.47\00:25:49.58
And I learned that people
that I used to thought that I
00:25:49.78\00:25:52.21
hated I loved. When I
saw him I could just feel it.
00:25:52.41\00:25:56.58
And when you love
somebody you can't fool nobody
00:25:57.72\00:26:00.49
and act like you
love them when you don't.
00:26:00.69\00:26:02.66
They could see
it in your eyes. OK.
00:26:03.49\00:26:06.66
The white guy
that said he loved me
00:26:06.96\00:26:11.03
he used to call me "Snow. "
00:26:11.23\00:26:14.30
I knew that was a lie!
00:26:15.44\00:26:17.17
I would go in that office
and when I would go in there
00:26:21.64\00:26:24.78
he would say:
"Good morning, Snow. "
00:26:24.98\00:26:27.45
I said to myself:
"Where did he get that from? "
00:26:27.65\00:26:29.85
I know I didn't look like snow.
00:26:31.22\00:26:33.79
And he said... But I
would go there because
00:26:35.06\00:26:39.33
I would be hungry.
I would go by there
00:26:39.53\00:26:42.60
and they would give me money
and I could get me a hot-dog
00:26:42.80\00:26:44.70
or a sandwich. You
know, I came up... My Mama had
00:26:44.90\00:26:48.70
12 children, and it was
hard to feed twelve children
00:26:48.90\00:26:52.24
back in that day. My
Dad was a bootlegger.
00:26:52.44\00:26:56.21
He sold whiskey to feed us.
00:26:56.61\00:26:58.61
My Mama never worked.
00:26:58.81\00:27:00.65
She couldn't work... she
was out raising those children.
00:27:01.58\00:27:04.12
And I'm going to
tell you something:
00:27:05.65\00:27:07.26
faith is the substance
of things hoped for - Amen!
00:27:08.92\00:27:12.89
the evidence of things not seen.
00:27:13.09\00:27:15.86
That's in Hebrews 11:1.
00:27:16.26\00:27:18.30
We need to have faith in God.
00:27:19.23\00:27:23.67
Amen! We need to
believe that there is a God
00:27:23.87\00:27:26.71
and that He is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek Him.
00:27:26.91\00:27:31.35
And He said by it the elders
"obtained a good report. "
00:27:31.98\00:27:35.78
And I'm going to tell you some-
thing, brothers and sisters:
00:27:36.48\00:27:38.79
get on your knees
and talk to Jesus.
00:27:40.26\00:27:43.93
Don't you go to
bed another night -
00:27:44.33\00:27:46.96
another day - without
giving a commitment to God.
00:27:47.16\00:27:51.97
The world is
getting ready to end.
00:27:52.17\00:27:54.20
Jesus is getting
ready to burst the clouds.
00:27:54.40\00:27:57.07
Amen! Please, please
00:27:57.27\00:28:01.24
give your life to Jesus.
00:28:01.44\00:28:03.85
Because I just stated
to you: in times like these
00:28:04.65\00:28:08.45
you need a Savior.
Amen! You need an anchor.
00:28:08.85\00:28:12.42
You need a heavenly Father.
00:28:13.42\00:28:15.86
He has been a good
Father... a good God.
00:28:16.89\00:28:19.53
And I read so much
ladies and gentlemen.
00:28:19.93\00:28:22.00
I started carrying books around.
00:28:22.40\00:28:24.63
I started carrying a book
around called Steps to Christ.
00:28:24.83\00:28:28.30
And I would go
everywhere with that book.
00:28:29.77\00:28:33.88
I been taking that book
for now around 50 years!
00:28:34.84\00:28:39.18
Every day I get out of the
bed you know what I've got?
00:28:41.25\00:28:44.99
That book! And
everybody here today
00:28:45.19\00:28:50.16
that don't know Jesus
00:28:50.56\00:28:52.89
that haven't made
a commitment to Jesus
00:28:53.09\00:28:57.10
I want to give you
one of those books.
00:28:57.30\00:28:58.90
Amen! I've already
autographed it and everything.
00:28:59.10\00:29:03.14
And you read that
book and study that book
00:29:04.07\00:29:06.64
so you can get close to God.
00:29:07.04\00:29:09.28
Because I don't want
you to lose your soul.
00:29:09.68\00:29:13.78
I don't want to lose mine.
00:29:14.28\00:29:16.52
And I tell you: it ain't
nothing like being a part
00:29:17.02\00:29:20.29
of the third angel's message.
00:29:20.49\00:29:22.02
I'm so glad that Danny
invited me to be a part
00:29:22.69\00:29:25.69
of the third angel's message.
00:29:25.89\00:29:27.23
It gives you a "comfortness"
that you never had.
00:29:27.26\00:29:30.33
It gives you a peace and
a joy that you never had!
00:29:30.53\00:29:34.50
And I'm going to
tell you something:
00:29:35.54\00:29:37.27
you've got to get close to God.
00:29:37.47\00:29:40.51
Amen! You've got to
just sell out to Jesus.
00:29:40.71\00:29:44.25
You know, a few
days ago a guy called me
00:29:44.65\00:29:46.82
and he has a show that
is on every Friday night.
00:29:47.32\00:29:51.35
I can't call the
name of this show.
00:29:51.55\00:29:54.29
His name is Lee Daniels.
00:29:54.49\00:29:56.42
He offered me all
kinds of things to be a part
00:29:58.39\00:30:03.87
of his show. He wanted to
have the Little Richard Show
00:30:04.07\00:30:06.67
that comes on every week.
00:30:07.07\00:30:09.10
And I told him... I
said... He said: "But you said
00:30:10.37\00:30:13.27
you might do it. " I
said: "But I've been thinking
00:30:13.48\00:30:15.78
that I can't serve
two masters. " Amen!
00:30:16.18\00:30:20.22
"I can't live for
Jesus AND the devil.
00:30:20.42\00:30:23.59
I've got to hold onto one
one of them and let one go. "
00:30:23.79\00:30:26.49
I said: "I can't do that. "
00:30:28.39\00:30:29.89
He said: "Well if you
don't do it we're going to still
00:30:30.29\00:30:33.23
make up a show
under your name. "
00:30:33.43\00:30:35.46
I didn't like that.
00:30:35.66\00:30:38.03
I didn't want no
show out without me.
00:30:38.23\00:30:40.77
But see, when you get
famous anybody can use your name
00:30:40.97\00:30:43.74
but it just won't be an
authorized version from me.
00:30:44.14\00:30:46.78
But anybody can use my name.
00:30:47.31\00:30:49.54
I hate to say that 'cause
I know somebody's going to
00:30:51.25\00:30:53.21
hear that and say:
"Well I'm going to use it! "
00:30:53.42\00:30:54.88
I'm going to
tell you not to use it
00:30:55.48\00:30:59.22
because see if you do
you'll hear from somebody.
00:30:59.42\00:31:02.29
Not to hurt you
00:31:04.56\00:31:06.59
but to show you that it's
not right to do bad things.
00:31:06.90\00:31:10.63
It's not right to do it.
00:31:11.63\00:31:13.07
And I just want to
just give everything to God.
00:31:13.47\00:31:18.11
Everything.
Amen! How many of you
00:31:18.31\00:31:20.88
here today read
the Bible every day?
00:31:21.04\00:31:23.41
High... high!
00:31:28.15\00:31:30.05
How many of you read the
Spirit of Prophecy every day?
00:31:31.55\00:31:34.52
I love the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:31:37.13\00:31:38.89
You know what I was reading
about before I came here?
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Early Writings.
I love that book!
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I love that book!
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You know, I'm going
to tell you something
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ladies and gentlemen:
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I think that what we need today
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is not so much
preaching as teaching.
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We need somebody to teach us.
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We don't need nobody
"Wah, wah... " screaming.
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You don't need that!
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You need somebody to
teach you like Jesus taught you
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so you can
understand, so you can learn.
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But I remember I
used to go to church...
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Every black person went to
church if he wanted to shout.
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They were the shoutinest
people I ever seen in my life!
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And there one old lady,
she jumped up on her left leg
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she'd do the James
Bond all across the floor.
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That was the dancin'
old woman I've ever seen!
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And she'd just be
screaming. I said to myself:
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"Sit down, Esther. "
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"Take a seat, Esther, please. "
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Every time the
preacher said something
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Esther was up on her
left leg all across the floor.
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Some people go to
church just on emotions.
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But it's bigger than
that... it's MORE than that.
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And black people
are very emotional.
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I know I am.
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I heard my sister sing a
song when I was at my church
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and I could feel the
hair movin' all up my arms
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because she sings with feeling.
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It's not so much...
She expresses with feeling
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because what she
expresses she MEANS that!
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And when you mean
something it comes out.
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It comes out. And I'm going to
tell you something: young people
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give your life
to Jesus. Yes! Amen!
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Give your life to Jesus.
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I made millions of dollars...
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You know, I picked
up the telephone one day
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and the guy said:
"Did you know you was worth
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over forty million dollars? "
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I said: "Me? "
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He said: "You are
worth over $40 million. "
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'I said: "Well...
what bank is it in? "
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"I want to know
where the bank is located
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so I can make my trip! "
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And so I got on the
phone, and my son had told me
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that, "Dad, " he said, "they say
you're worth over $40 million. "
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I said: "Well
somebody has put something away
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and didn't tell me! "
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I said: "I don't
remember seeing it! "
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So I got on the phone
and they dialed that number
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and it said: "Little Richard:
his estate is worth over
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$40 million. " I said:
"Well, would you tell me
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where it's
located... where the bank is? "
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And they cut me off!
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I knew that was a lie!
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I ain't never seen no
forty million dollars!
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And I'm going to
tell you something:
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I don't want no
forty million dollars.
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I found out
something: the more you have
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God requires
something from you. Amen!
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When you have money like that
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and somebody's down the
street that's losing their house
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you're supposed to save it.
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You can't have all that
money and don't share it.
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Jesus blesses you
to be a blessing. Amen!
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You can't sit there
with all of that money
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and don't feed no poor
people. It don't matter...
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I'll tell you something: I
don't care what color you are!
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It don't matter! If
you've got that money,
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help the person that needs it.
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Amen! If he's black, help him.
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If he's yellow, help him!
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If you don't know
what color he is, help him!
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Because that's what's happening.
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See... Jesus
gave. God gave His Son
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for us... because He shares.
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Jesus wants us
to be just like Him.
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We've got to copy Him.
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We've got to share. You
can't have all this money
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and don't... I
remember a lady said one time
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to me... she said:
"You've got the money. "
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Really truly, I
liked what she was thinking
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but I didn't have the money!
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She thought I had
what I didn't have.
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You know, you can think a person
is rich and they're not rich.
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A lot of the entertainers
you think they've got money.
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They ain't got nothing!
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They ain't got
nothing but you think it.
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You see the long car. You
see the fingers full of...
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boom, boom, boom.
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You know, and you
think they've got something.
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They ain't got nothing. Hmm.
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But I went to a man...
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I was losing my
house in California.
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A big, beautiful mansion...
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and I didn't have
nobody to save it for me.
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I didn't owe... I think
I owed about $3,000 on it.
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It had been my house, and
wouldn't nobody save it for me.
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Joe Lewis was my neighbor.
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But I didn't go to Joe Lewis.
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I believe they
would have saved it
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but I didn't want them to
know that I was losing it.
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Isn't that crazy?
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They're going to know
it when they put you out!
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You know... Joe Lewis
is back there doing this
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big punching: he
would have helped me
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but I didn't tell him.
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You know, I remember
one time James Brown -
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that's the singer that
I helped become a star -
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in Houston, Texas,
he had a big accident.
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He didn't have no money.
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And he came to me,
and I felt condemned
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if I couldn't help.
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And when I can't help a
person it makes me feel bad.
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I wish I could help.
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I went to this
man to save my house
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and you know what he told me?
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He said: "Brother Richard,
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I'm praying for you. " Oh!
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I looked at him and I
said: "Sir, God sent me to you
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for you to answer the prayer. "
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He looked at me, he said...
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I said: "God told me to
tell you to answer the prayer. "
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He said: "Well
I'm praying for you. "
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I said... When I
left I started crying
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'cause the Lord DID
send me to this man.
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I'd never been to him.
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God told me to go to Bro.
So and So and he'll help you.
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He helped me to find my way
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to the door to
get out of his house!
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And I'm going to tell you
something: I lost my house
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that could have been saved.
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And I learned
something from that:
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that if you ain't
got it tell the truth.
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I've had people to come to
me that I had 2 or 3 dollars
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but I needed it 'cause I was
closing out something myself.
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You understand?
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But if you don't
have it tell the truth.
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But most people
don't believe the truth!
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Specially from somebody like me.
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Like James, like
Elvis, like Bruce Springsteen.
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Like... oh boy...
all of them my friends.
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But most of the stars
won't give you no money.
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But I know some that would.
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But back in that time I
didn't know these people.
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Plus, and I don't like to
go around to people begging.
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I never cared for that.
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I don't like to do that,
but Jesus wants us to share.
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And see, what we've got to
do: we've got to look just like
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Jesus. When the
Father, Jehovah, looks down
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He's gonna see His Son.
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If He don't see His Son,
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you ain't goin' nowhere.
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He's got to see His
Son in you and in me.
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And that's what we've got to
pray. Ask God to make me like
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Jesus. "Help me
to be like Jesus. "
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"Help me to walk like Jesus. "
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"Help me to talk like Jesus. "
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"Let this mind be in
me that is in Christ Jesus
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our Lord and our Savior. "
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He'll do it for you.
God wants you to be saved.
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If He didn't
want you to be saved,
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He wouldn't have gave His
Son to make a way for you.
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Amen! Isn't that something?
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How many believe that God
the Father made a way for you?
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Amen! Higher!
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Ooh, boy, boy, boy.
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I see some black
hands, some yellow hands,
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some white
hands... I see some HANDS!
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And I'm going to tell you
something ladies and gentlemen:
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get on your knees. I
wish I could get on my knees.
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I feel so bad 'cause I can't
pray like I used to on my knees.
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I don't feel sometimes
like my prayers are going
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where they should go
'cause I can't get on my knees.
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But God showed me
that they're going. Amen!
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But I bow to Him
and I hold the chair
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and I say: "Oh,
Lord, please help me. "
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And He does.
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He does, but there's nothing
like getting on your knees
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talking to God.
There's nothing like that.
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Young people, old people...
There are some old people that
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ain't trying to live right.
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I saw an old man
the other day drinking.
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They're getting
drunk; they're smoking dope.
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You know, I was
talking to a guy the other day.
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He was coming to see me.
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I said: "You are welcome
to come but you can't bring
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no dope. " He said:
"Well I have a paper. "
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I said: "I do too. "
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He said: "But I have a
paper where the doctor told me
00:42:33.25\00:42:37.02
that I NEED this weed.
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That I could
smoke wherever I go. "
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I said: "Why do
you need this weed? "
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He said: "So I can get high! "
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I said: "But that don't mean
that... God didn't make that
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for you. You've got to
let the stuff go in your body
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that God said
should be in your body...
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not that junk. "
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That's what it
is: a bunch of junk.
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"Well it's
herbs... God made herbs. "
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I said: "But He didn't make it
for you to use it like that. "
00:43:07.25\00:43:09.12
And he said: "Could I
stay all night at your place
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tonight with you and your son? "
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And I've been knowing
this little boy from a child.
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I said: "You can come but
you can't bring no dope. "
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I started to tell him:
"Would you let me search you? "
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Because I didn't want
the police to come because
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first of all there are
things that I'm smoking
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because I was an entertainer.
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And I don't smoke
no... I don't use no drugs.
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I don't get
high. I don't want...
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The medication
that the doctor gives me
00:43:43.08\00:43:45.49
for pain - I've been
in some horrible pain -
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I don't like to take medicine.
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Sometimes it makes me
feel sick on the stomach.
00:43:54.53\00:43:56.93
I don't like to take it
00:43:57.13\00:43:58.63
but sometimes I have to
'cause I be hurting so bad.
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I feel like my leg
is going to come off.
00:44:02.07\00:44:04.31
You know? And
then the Lord showed me
00:44:04.51\00:44:07.58
why he permitted me
to be in this condition
00:44:07.84\00:44:10.11
in this position:
He did that to save me.
00:44:10.31\00:44:13.98
Amen! If He hadn't did
that I would still be out around
00:44:14.18\00:44:16.48
an old man still
playing the piano and singing.
00:44:16.69\00:44:19.85
Screaming and
hanging; hollerin' and banging.
00:44:20.62\00:44:24.19
And that's what I was doing.
00:44:26.83\00:44:28.53
The average person
that's screaming can't sing.
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He said: "I enjoyed
your song last night. "
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You mean you
screamed last night.
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You know, I'm living
in Nashville, Tennessee.
00:44:40.24\00:44:43.61
I love Nashville.
00:44:43.81\00:44:45.15
I've been there; I used
to go there when I was a boy
00:44:46.41\00:44:48.78
and I just love the place.
00:44:50.69\00:44:52.79
And you know, it's just...
A lot of the country singers
00:44:53.69\00:44:58.06
like Loretta Lynn, Dunbar: these
people are friends of mine.
00:44:58.26\00:45:02.60
You know, and I want
to get a chance to go
00:45:03.50\00:45:06.47
and to tell them about Jesus.
00:45:06.67\00:45:08.24
And I'm going to do
that in another few days.
00:45:08.44\00:45:10.04
I'm going to them and
tell them about Jesus.
00:45:10.54\00:45:12.94
I'm going to pray with them.
00:45:13.14\00:45:14.48
'Cause the Lord has impressed
me to do that to all of them.
00:45:14.51\00:45:17.61
Amen! Tom Jones
called me a few weeks ago...
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He called me a few weeks ago
00:45:24.39\00:45:26.09
and he told me,
said: "Little Richard,
00:45:26.29\00:45:28.42
do you know Sr. Rosetta Fobb?
" I said: "She was a good friend
00:45:28.62\00:45:31.29
of mine, Tom. " He says:
"Well I love her music. "
00:45:31.49\00:45:36.16
I said: "Me too! I love it. "
00:45:36.36\00:45:38.30
He says: "Could I come
down to Nashville and record
00:45:38.80\00:45:43.84
this song with you? " I
said: "What song is that? "
00:45:44.04\00:45:46.47
"Footprints of
Jesus. " All right.
00:45:46.68\00:45:48.41
He wanted to
record that with me.
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I'd like to see
him record it with her.
00:45:53.01\00:45:55.18
And when I talk to him
I'm going to tell him that.
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I'm going to tell him that.
And you know, Dolly is a friend.
00:46:00.59\00:46:04.99
I've got a lot of friends in
the country that God wants me
00:46:05.19\00:46:08.26
to go back to and talk to them.
00:46:08.46\00:46:10.17
A lot of friends
in rock and roll. Yes.
00:46:10.37\00:46:12.50
A lot of friends
are in the rap music.
00:46:13.23\00:46:16.71
How many of you like rap music?
00:46:16.91\00:46:18.71
I know... you like it but you're
ashamed to raise your hand.
00:46:19.01\00:46:23.68
You like it but you
just don't want to say it.
00:46:25.61\00:46:28.28
You don't want
nobody to know that you have
00:46:28.58\00:46:31.45
that you are there. In fact,
you don't know where you are.
00:46:31.65\00:46:36.52
You know, rap music... When
I hear it between me and you
00:46:39.19\00:46:44.03
I don't
understand it. Me either.
00:46:44.23\00:46:47.30
I don't hate it but
I don't understand it.
00:46:47.50\00:46:50.57
I don't know what
you're looking for.
00:46:51.07\00:46:53.41
I don't feel it... I don't know.
00:46:54.18\00:46:58.01
And you know, just like
Jay-T called me not long ago.
00:46:58.41\00:47:03.32
Maybe I shouldn't
have mentioned his name.
00:47:03.52\00:47:05.62
Lord, please forgive me.
00:47:05.82\00:47:07.16
That's out... I've
got to complete it now.
00:47:10.49\00:47:13.83
He wanted me to
record a song with him.
00:47:14.23\00:47:17.27
This song he did that
has 4/40, whatever it was.
00:47:17.47\00:47:20.17
He wanted me to be on that.
00:47:20.37\00:47:21.94
It's a big hit, and they offered
me a lot of money to do it.
00:47:23.04\00:47:26.64
When they first came
they offered me $25,000.
00:47:28.84\00:47:31.71
$15,000 then it
00:47:31.91\00:47:34.28
then it went...
You know, and I said:
00:47:34.48\00:47:37.02
"I can't do it. " I love Beyonce
00:47:37.22\00:47:39.95
but I can't do it. "
00:47:40.16\00:47:42.99
I said: "I can't do that. "
00:47:43.19\00:47:45.66
I said: "I love you but Jesus
is getting ready to come. "
00:47:46.06\00:47:49.66
Amen! And I said: "I
don't want a little money
00:47:49.86\00:47:53.03
to cause me to be lost
when people are trying to
00:47:53.23\00:47:55.77
win the lottery and
Jesus is making you an offer
00:47:55.97\00:47:58.41
bigger than the lottery: He's
offering you everlasting life! "
00:47:58.61\00:48:03.11
Amen! Eternal life!
00:48:03.31\00:48:05.35
Eternal life: no more
dying, no more crying,
00:48:05.98\00:48:09.48
mo more moaning, no
more hunger, no more...
00:48:09.68\00:48:13.15
Oh God, what more do we
want? What more do you need?
00:48:13.36\00:48:17.99
I just want to tell
you to get right with God
00:48:20.16\00:48:24.23
and to do it now.
00:48:24.43\00:48:26.50
Because the judgments of God
gonna be in the land very soon.
00:48:27.37\00:48:31.07
Oh yes. In fact,
they're already in the land
00:48:31.27\00:48:35.08
and you need to
get closer to Him.
00:48:36.34\00:48:38.95
I want to thank you
all for coming out today.
00:48:39.25\00:48:42.68
I want to thank you
all for listening to me
00:48:43.18\00:48:46.86
because what I'm
telling you is the truth.
00:48:47.26\00:48:49.46
Rock and roll is
not a part of Jesus.
00:48:49.86\00:48:53.13
Anything that is not
of God is not from God.
00:48:53.96\00:48:57.17
You understand me?
00:48:58.10\00:48:59.43
I want to see you come closer.
00:48:59.93\00:49:02.07
I want to give you one of
the little books that I give out
00:49:02.27\00:49:05.14
to everybody that
wants to learn about Jesus.
00:49:05.54\00:49:09.31
How many of you here
would like to have one of my
00:49:09.51\00:49:11.38
autographed books?
00:49:11.58\00:49:13.21
Raise your hands real high.
00:49:14.98\00:49:16.79
Oh my! Well, are you
going to be here tomorrow night?
00:49:18.89\00:49:22.09
We're going to give
some of them out tonight
00:49:26.56\00:49:28.63
but we have to give some
of them out tomorrow night.
00:49:28.83\00:49:30.47
We're going to send
some more books back
00:49:30.67\00:49:32.00
but we're going
to leave them here
00:49:32.03\00:49:33.37
to let the church give them out
and the pastor give them out.
00:49:33.44\00:49:36.60
The pastor told us to
bring these things but we did.
00:49:37.01\00:49:40.38
And I want you to pray for
me that God will help me to
00:49:41.14\00:49:43.98
stay faithful to Him -
Amen! and to get more faithful
00:49:44.18\00:49:47.25
than I've been. To be a part
of Him and to get closer to Him.
00:49:47.45\00:49:52.72
I know I've got some more time.
00:49:54.52\00:49:57.13
You've got all
the time you want.
00:49:57.53\00:49:59.16
Huh? You've got
all the time you want.
00:49:59.36\00:50:01.36
When you're through
we may have Yvonne sing.
00:50:01.56\00:50:03.26
How long have I been speaking?
00:50:03.47\00:50:04.80
It doesn't make any
difference... not long enough.
00:50:04.83\00:50:06.90
Oh Danny, don't
say that, please.
00:50:07.80\00:50:09.60
I... There you
go... they've spoken.
00:50:09.80\00:50:13.81
I don't want you
to get bored with me.
00:50:16.61\00:50:19.25
No! Because I ain't going
to talk about but one thing
00:50:19.45\00:50:22.38
and that's Jesus. All
right! I don't know nothing else
00:50:22.58\00:50:25.25
to talk about.
Amen! Anything else
00:50:25.45\00:50:27.72
I stopped talking
about it a long time ago.
00:50:27.92\00:50:30.39
I just tell you... and pray
that God would keep me faithful
00:50:30.59\00:50:34.90
and pray that He
would help me walk again.
00:50:35.53\00:50:38.07
You know, I'm not
so raring to just walk
00:50:39.93\00:50:44.31
but I do want to be
able to go to the bathroom!
00:50:44.47\00:50:46.94
That's all the walkin' I want.
00:50:48.28\00:50:50.31
Just let me
walk to the bathroom.
00:50:50.51\00:50:51.85
That's a very
private thing there. Yes!
00:50:52.01\00:50:53.98
You know, and other than
that you can take it back
00:50:54.75\00:50:57.45
when I get back in the room.
00:50:57.65\00:50:59.39
I don't want to go to no movies.
00:51:00.96\00:51:03.66
I haven't been to the
movie in years... many years.
00:51:03.89\00:51:07.66
But I have just given everything
to the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:51:08.06\00:51:12.63
Amen! Because He said
00:51:12.83\00:51:15.57
"Let not your heart be troubled.
00:51:15.77\00:51:17.84
Ye believe in
God... believe also in Me.
00:51:18.24\00:51:21.11
In My Father's house" He said,
"there are many mansions. "
00:51:21.51\00:51:25.08
He said if it wasn't so
He wouldn't have told you,
00:51:25.28\00:51:27.32
didn't He say that? Amen!
00:51:27.52\00:51:29.18
I want you to know that the
lottery is not what you need.
00:51:29.58\00:51:33.79
You need Jesus and
He has a gift for you.
00:51:33.99\00:51:36.66
He's going to give all of
us the gift of eternal life.
00:51:37.06\00:51:39.63
He's going to give
all of us mansions.
00:51:39.83\00:51:42.06
He's going to give us...
we're going to have wings!
00:51:42.26\00:51:44.27
We're going to be able to fly.
I don't like to fly airplanes
00:51:45.40\00:51:48.47
but with my own wings I'll fly.
00:51:48.77\00:51:51.57
I want them wings.
00:51:52.91\00:51:55.24
I want that. And I was
reading the other night
00:51:55.64\00:51:59.05
where the Lord said many
of us will entertain strangers
00:51:59.25\00:52:03.22
and they've been
angels. That's right.
00:52:03.72\00:52:06.09
And I remember one day
in my limo on the highway
00:52:06.29\00:52:09.62
me and Walter
Arties... we was in the limo
00:52:10.66\00:52:14.80
and a few other guys.
00:52:15.00\00:52:17.47
And there was a tall
black guy. Oh, he was so tall!
00:52:17.87\00:52:22.57
And we had got lost in
the desert... we had got lost.
00:52:23.41\00:52:26.98
And I said: "We'll ask
this man to show us the way. "
00:52:27.38\00:52:31.98
And we got down to
this man and we asked him
00:52:33.11\00:52:35.12
would he show us
how to go. And I said:
00:52:35.32\00:52:38.79
"We should have picked
him up and gave him a ride
00:52:38.99\00:52:40.72
since he helped us. "
00:52:40.92\00:52:42.26
We turned around and
wasn't nobody there! Hmm!
00:52:42.29\00:52:45.13
He was tall!
00:52:45.63\00:52:48.00
And many of us have
entertained angels...
00:52:48.20\00:52:51.13
you've had dinner
with them in your house
00:52:51.33\00:52:53.60
and they were angels!
00:52:53.80\00:52:55.54
Do you know that? A
whole lot of us have...
00:52:55.74\00:52:57.97
The Lord says be careful of
entertaining strangers unaware.
00:52:58.17\00:53:01.71
Unaware... because many of
us have entertained angels.
00:53:02.81\00:53:07.28
You know, because God is
trying so hard to save us.
00:53:07.48\00:53:13.09
He's not willing
for any of us to perish
00:53:13.49\00:53:15.79
but all come to repentance.
00:53:16.19\00:53:18.43
That's all. He just
wants to give us a chance.
00:53:18.83\00:53:21.13
He don't want to see us lost.
00:53:21.33\00:53:23.33
And the reason Jesus
hasn't came: He's been giving us
00:53:23.93\00:53:26.10
a chance to get ready! Amen!
00:53:26.30\00:53:28.70
He's giving us a chance to
get ready and get right with Him
00:53:29.74\00:53:32.81
so we can be saved.
00:53:33.01\00:53:34.64
And He's permitting us to
become sick and different things
00:53:35.04\00:53:37.68
to get straight with Him.
00:53:37.88\00:53:39.61
And remember that you've
got a chance to get right.
00:53:40.42\00:53:43.25
Start right now. Amen!
00:53:43.45\00:53:45.99
Right now start, and
God is going to bless you.
00:53:46.19\00:53:50.06
He's going to help
you; He's going to keep you
00:53:50.26\00:53:53.09
and He's going to guide you.
00:53:53.29\00:53:55.06
Amen! And I want
everybody to raise your hands.
00:53:55.26\00:53:58.40
I want everybody
to bow your heads.
00:54:01.50\00:54:03.61
Lord Jesus: We
come to You, Lord.
00:54:04.87\00:54:09.28
Lord, we
realize that we need You
00:54:09.48\00:54:13.28
and without You we
don't have nothing, Lord.
00:54:13.48\00:54:17.19
In times like these,
dear Lord, we need a Savior,
00:54:18.32\00:54:21.56
we need an anchor.
00:54:21.76\00:54:23.09
Oh, God, help these people;
help me and all of us, Lord,
00:54:23.43\00:54:27.23
to get close to You, Lord.
00:54:27.43\00:54:29.30
Put our hands and put
your hand into God's hands.
00:54:29.96\00:54:33.10
Oh, God, create
in us a clean heart
00:54:34.57\00:54:38.37
and renew a
right spirit within us.
00:54:38.57\00:54:42.04
We ask you O God to please
live out Your life within us.
00:54:42.44\00:54:47.02
Dear Jesus, and
let this mind be in us
00:54:47.22\00:54:50.82
that is in Christ Jesus
our Lord and our Savior.
00:54:51.02\00:54:55.02
Help us, O God, and
forgive us for our sins...
00:54:55.42\00:54:58.69
known and unknown sins.
00:54:58.89\00:55:00.96
The past, present, and the
future and all secret sins.
00:55:01.16\00:55:04.07
And cleanse us, dear
Lord, from all unrighteousness.
00:55:04.47\00:55:07.30
O God, I rededicate
my life to You, Lord.
00:55:07.70\00:55:11.24
In Jesus' name, Lord, we
just want to be a part of You.
00:55:11.74\00:55:17.11
In Jesus' name and for Jesus'
sake we want to thank You Lord.
00:55:17.51\00:55:22.12
Amen and amen.
Amen! Yvonne, sing for us.
00:55:22.32\00:55:27.66
Thank you so much.
00:55:27.86\00:55:30.96
I
00:55:40.44\00:55:42.80
surrender all;
00:55:43.00\00:55:48.38
I surrender
00:55:49.04\00:55:53.95
all;
00:55:54.15\00:55:56.89
All to Thee
00:55:57.55\00:56:01.59
my blessed Savior...
00:56:01.79\00:56:07.50
I surrender
00:56:07.90\00:56:12.93
all.
00:56:13.13\00:56:16.07
All to Jesus
00:56:19.57\00:56:23.61
I surrender,
00:56:24.01\00:56:27.88
all to Him
00:56:28.08\00:56:31.19
I freely give.
00:56:31.59\00:56:36.36
I will ever
00:56:36.76\00:56:40.76
love and trust Him,
00:56:40.96\00:56:44.63
in His presence
00:56:45.03\00:56:49.70
daily live.
00:56:49.90\00:56:54.28
I surrender
00:56:55.11\00:56:59.61
all;
00:56:59.81\00:57:02.32
I surrender
00:57:02.95\00:57:07.16
all;
00:57:07.36\00:57:10.56
All to Thee
00:57:11.23\00:57:14.93
my blessed Savior...
00:57:15.33\00:57:20.57
I surrender
00:57:20.97\00:57:25.57
all.
00:57:25.77\00:57:27.68
I surrender
00:57:29.11\00:57:34.02
all;
00:57:34.22\00:57:36.89
I surrender
00:57:37.79\00:57:42.22
all;
00:57:42.42\00:57:45.43
All to Thee
00:57:46.23\00:57:50.37
my blessed
00:57:50.57\00:57:53.97
Savior...
00:57:54.17\00:58:00.11
I
00:58:00.41\00:58:03.04
surrender
00:58:03.45\00:58:09.42
all.
00:58:11.72\00:58:17.69
Amen!
00:58:22.26\00:58:23.73
Do you feel the
presence of the Lord here today?
00:58:23.93\00:58:27.00
Amen!
00:58:27.20\00:58:28.54
As I walked through the door
00:58:30.84\00:58:34.58
I sensed His presence.
00:58:35.41\00:58:38.25
And I knew this was
00:58:39.51\00:58:43.28
the place where love abounds.
00:58:43.69\00:58:49.39
For this is the temple
00:58:50.03\00:58:53.50
Jehovah God abides in:
00:58:54.10\00:59:00.04
we are standing
00:59:00.60\00:59:03.47
in His presence
00:59:03.87\00:59:06.68
on holy ground.
Sing this chorus:
00:59:07.44\00:59:11.25
We are standing on holy ground.
00:59:11.45\00:59:13.25
We are standing
00:59:13.75\00:59:19.69
on holy ground.
00:59:20.09\00:59:23.43
And I know there
are angels all around...
00:59:23.63\00:59:25.69
And I know that there
00:59:26.09\00:59:30.93
are angels
00:59:31.13\00:59:33.37
all around! Let us
praise Jesus now...
00:59:33.57\00:59:38.34
Let us praise - let us praise -
00:59:38.94\00:59:44.95
Jesus now. We are
standing in His presence...
00:59:45.15\00:59:50.72
We are standing in
00:59:51.45\00:59:56.09
in His presence - on
holy ground - on holy ground.
00:59:56.29\01:00:02.26
In His presence
01:00:04.60\01:00:07.37
there is joy
01:00:08.10\01:00:10.47
beyond measure.
01:00:10.67\01:00:14.18
And at His feet
01:00:14.34\01:00:16.71
peace of mind
01:00:17.21\01:00:20.25
can still be found.
01:00:20.45\01:00:24.29
If you have a need,
01:00:24.95\01:00:28.72
my God... He has the answer.
01:00:29.12\01:00:35.10
Reach out and claim it
01:00:35.50\01:00:38.10
for child you're standing
01:00:38.30\01:00:41.50
on holy ground.
01:00:41.90\01:00:45.64
We are standing
on holy ground...
01:00:46.04\01:00:47.84
We are standing
01:00:48.64\01:00:54.48
on holy ground... And I know
there are angels all around...
01:00:54.88\01:01:00.46
And I know
01:01:00.86\01:01:03.73
that there are angels
01:01:03.93\01:01:07.50
all around.
01:01:07.70\01:01:12.47
Let us praise - let us praise -
01:01:12.87\01:01:18.57
Jesus now... We are
standing in His presence...
01:01:18.97\01:01:24.41
We are standing in
01:01:24.81\01:01:29.02
His presence on holy ground.
01:01:29.22\01:01:35.16
Today you have heard a testimony
01:01:37.46\01:01:40.03
of somebody who has been
there, who's done that...
01:01:40.23\01:01:42.76
who's had it all
01:01:42.96\01:01:44.30
in the world's opinion,
01:01:46.57\01:01:48.60
but when you
listen to Richard speak
01:01:48.90\01:01:50.34
he says he has it all now
01:01:50.54\01:01:52.94
'cause he has Jesus. Amen!
01:01:53.14\01:01:55.21
I know there's gotta be
somebody here and at home
01:01:55.51\01:01:57.28
we know there are people
around the world watching
01:01:57.48\01:01:59.68
that today you would
like a new touch from Jesus.
01:02:00.08\01:02:02.82
If you would like a
new touch from Jesus today,
01:02:03.59\01:02:06.15
there's not much
room to come forward...
01:02:06.55\01:02:08.39
we're pretty crowded here...
01:02:08.59\01:02:10.39
but we're going to take just
a moment. If you want to kneel
01:02:10.59\01:02:12.73
and you want to
pray. If you want to stand
01:02:12.93\01:02:14.46
and you want to pray, we want
to just have a moment or two
01:02:14.66\01:02:18.30
of silence to give each and
every one of us an opportunity
01:02:18.50\01:02:22.14
to ask Jesus Christ
into our heart and soul.
01:02:22.54\01:02:25.27
This man came a lot of miles;
01:02:25.47\01:02:27.08
he's never asked for anything.
01:02:27.28\01:02:29.21
He says: "All I want to
do is share Jesus. " Amen!
01:02:29.61\01:02:33.28
And today I know
with his blessings
01:02:34.22\01:02:36.79
we can make an appeal to
each and every one of you
01:02:36.99\01:02:39.69
to take this moment
together and ask for Jesus.
01:02:40.09\01:02:44.39
If you want to come
forward, you can come forward
01:02:44.59\01:02:46.33
too... right here. Yes.
01:02:46.53\01:02:47.86
Anybody that wants to
come on down just come on down.
01:02:47.90\01:02:49.96
If you want to re-dedicate
your life to the Lord,
01:02:50.37\01:02:53.13
you want Jesus to do
something in your life...
01:02:53.54\01:02:55.80
Here they come. Come
on down; it's all right.
01:02:56.00\01:02:57.61
We'll make room for it.
01:02:58.01\01:02:59.44
Thank you, Bro. Richard,
for your ministry and how God is
01:02:59.84\01:03:02.34
using you today to
speak to the hearts of people.
01:03:02.54\01:03:05.35
Come on down!
01:03:05.55\01:03:07.48
There you go.
Give it all to Jesus!
01:03:07.88\01:03:10.22
You've got a chance now
to give your life to Him.
01:03:12.35\01:03:16.32
Give it all to the Lord.
01:03:16.73\01:03:18.43
Yes, Lord.
01:03:26.53\01:03:28.64
Yvonne, I'm wondering if
you would say a little prayer
01:03:30.51\01:03:32.61
for each and every person
here. Those on the air, too.
01:03:32.81\01:03:35.88
Father God, we just come
before Your throne right now.
01:03:38.38\01:03:41.52
We just praise You, Lord.
01:03:41.72\01:03:43.49
We praise you for
the gift of Jesus Christ
01:03:43.69\01:03:46.52
who lets us know that
there is no sin too great...
01:03:46.92\01:03:50.43
there's nothing
that cannot be forgiven.
01:03:50.63\01:03:53.19
So we come and we
lay our hearts before You
01:03:53.40\01:03:56.03
right now, Lord. And we ask You
to forgive us of every sin...
01:03:56.23\01:04:00.50
everything that comes
between us, Lord. Yes, Lord!
01:04:00.90\01:04:03.77
Let nothing come between
our souls and the Savior.
01:04:03.97\01:04:07.81
Lord, we praise You
that Little Richard has come
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and shared this word - yes
- of testimony with us, Lord.
01:04:11.68\01:04:15.98
We thank you, God. We thank You
for what you've done in His life
01:04:16.18\01:04:19.62
for what You've done
in our lives, and for what
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You're going to
continue to do in our lives.
01:04:22.19\01:04:24.46
Lord, we just pray that
one day we will be ready
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to be with You so that
we will hear those words
01:04:28.60\01:04:31.90
"Well done, thou good and faith-
ful servant. " Thank you Jesus.
01:04:32.10\01:04:35.70
Oh Lord, we just
thank you and praise You.
01:04:35.90\01:04:38.44
And we pray that we will
be ready and one day soon
01:04:38.64\01:04:43.01
we will all stand around
the throne and praise You
01:04:43.21\01:04:47.52
in person - Amen! and
say: "Worthy is the Lamb
01:04:47.72\01:04:50.89
that was slain! "
We praise You, God,
01:04:51.09\01:04:53.76
and thank you in
Jesus' name, Amen.
01:04:53.96\01:04:56.99
Amen. Amen.
01:04:57.19\01:04:58.59
Bro. Richard, any
closing remarks to these folk?
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Yes. I want to say
that Jesus loves you...
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He loves you with
everything He got.
01:05:08.87\01:05:12.04
He didn't only die but
He resurrected for you.
01:05:12.84\01:05:17.21
And He's going to resurrect
us that die in the grave
01:05:17.41\01:05:21.35
to bring us so we can have
a part of the immortal life.
01:05:21.55\01:05:25.75
Jesus wants you to come
down now. If you have a problem
01:05:26.15\01:05:30.26
with rock and roll, with
anything that is not what
01:05:30.46\01:05:33.76
it's supposed to be
would you come down now?
01:05:33.96\01:05:36.56
Come out of your
seats and come to Jesus.
01:05:36.77\01:05:38.80
Would you give God a chance?
01:05:39.27\01:05:41.70
Like I said: "What shall it
profit a man if he should gain
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the whole world
and lose his own soul?
01:05:44.71\01:05:47.38
Or what shall a man give
God in exchange for his soul? "
01:05:47.78\01:05:50.98
Would you come on down now?
01:05:51.81\01:05:53.52
Would you give God a chance now?
01:05:53.72\01:05:55.75
Let me see you
come on out to Him now.
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Amen.
01:05:58.65\01:06:00.02
While you're coming down let's
sing maybe the greatest song
01:06:00.42\01:06:03.66
ever written.
Yes! Jesus loves me
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this I know:
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for the Bible tells me so.
01:06:11.77\01:06:17.74
Little ones
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to Him belong...
01:06:20.84\01:06:24.61
they are weak but He is strong.
01:06:25.11\01:06:31.09
Yes, Jesus loves me!
01:06:31.55\01:06:37.46
Yes, Jesus loves me!
01:06:37.86\01:06:43.77
Yes, Jesus loves me...
01:06:44.57\01:06:50.07
the Bible
01:06:50.27\01:06:52.91
tells me so.
01:06:53.11\01:06:57.55
Anything else, Brother?
01:06:59.15\01:07:00.62
I... I'm just so amazed
01:07:04.65\01:07:09.92
to see so many
people coming down
01:07:10.13\01:07:12.49
to give their life to Jesus -
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Amen - and to be prayed for.
01:07:15.10\01:07:16.83
I'm just happy to see that.
01:07:17.33\01:07:19.37
And I just hope that you would
pray for me in your prayers
01:07:19.57\01:07:25.31
that I will be more
faithful than I've ever been
01:07:25.51\01:07:28.21
to Jesus. 'Cause we
don't know what death is.
01:07:28.41\01:07:32.31
And Jesus is
getting ready to come
01:07:32.71\01:07:35.55
and I don't want to be lost.
01:07:35.75\01:07:37.22
How many of you
want to be saved? Amen!
01:07:37.62\01:07:40.46
How many of you want
God to help you overcome?
01:07:40.96\01:07:44.13
Amen! That's what I want.
01:07:44.33\01:07:46.80
I want God to help me to be
a living walking Bible for Him.
01:07:47.00\01:07:51.70
Amen! And to live
the life that Jesus lived
01:07:51.90\01:07:55.87
'cause He is our example.
01:07:56.07\01:07:58.57
And I just thank
God for the opportunity
01:07:58.97\01:08:02.34
that I had to come here
with this beautiful audience
01:08:02.54\01:08:06.75
of people that love Jesus.
01:08:06.95\01:08:09.45
Thank you so much
and God bless you.
01:08:09.85\01:08:13.66
We're going to ask
Pastor John to come out.
01:08:13.86\01:08:18.29
And what we want to do right
now. We are going to have...
01:08:18.49\01:08:21.10
My brother Kenny is a pastor.
We're going to lay hands on you
01:08:21.30\01:08:24.73
right here and we're
going to ask Bro. John
01:08:24.93\01:08:26.84
and we want all
the folks here. Yes.
01:08:27.04\01:08:28.70
Brother Richard goes
through a lot of pain.
01:08:28.90\01:08:30.64
Yes. He has for many many years.
01:08:30.84\01:08:32.34
He's been in this
chair what? Almost 20 years?
01:08:32.54\01:08:34.31
Yes... a long, long time.
01:08:34.51\01:08:36.44
He suffers a lot and so
we want to have a prayer.
01:08:36.64\01:08:38.55
And we know that God
hears and answers prayer.
01:08:38.75\01:08:41.22
So right now, right now we want
each and every one of you...
01:08:41.42\01:08:45.65
He's prayed for you.
Now we want you to join us
01:08:45.85\01:08:48.36
in a prayer. Bro.
Kenny: would you lead us
01:08:48.56\01:08:50.56
in a prayer for Bro. Richard?
01:08:50.76\01:08:52.76
Our wonderful heavenly Father,
01:08:54.86\01:08:56.56
truly God, today You've
blessed us with Your presence
01:08:57.60\01:09:00.94
and Your Spirit. Yes. We thank
you for our dear Bro. Richard.
01:09:01.14\01:09:04.74
We thank you for
his love for You. Yes!
01:09:04.94\01:09:07.04
It's shining through. We
don't need to lift him up
01:09:07.24\01:09:09.44
because we've not seen
him today we've seen Jesus.
01:09:09.64\01:09:13.31
Yes. We've heard Jesus.
01:09:13.52\01:09:15.22
We've heard the call; we've felt
the Spirit of the Living God.
01:09:15.42\01:09:18.85
We've seen a man
that was walking around
01:09:19.25\01:09:21.66
thinking he had the
world as it were in his hands.
01:09:21.86\01:09:24.63
He was a dead man
until he met Jesus.
01:09:25.03\01:09:27.43
Now he's alive now and one
day be alive forever more. Yes.
01:09:27.63\01:09:32.13
But Lord, as Your servants
many times there are things
01:09:32.70\01:09:35.47
that happen - yes -
that we can't explain.
01:09:35.67\01:09:37.87
And we see him in a wheelchair
that doesn't make any of us
01:09:38.07\01:09:41.28
happy... it makes us sad
01:09:41.48\01:09:42.98
because we realize he's
wanting to do more for You.
01:09:43.18\01:09:45.91
And O Lord, You can raise
him out of the wheelchair.
01:09:46.11\01:09:48.78
There's nothing that's too
big, too small for our God.
01:09:48.98\01:09:52.05
And so I pray in a special
way, Lord, that You will just
01:09:52.45\01:09:54.99
continue to anoint Bro.
Richard in a special way. Yes!
01:09:55.19\01:09:57.79
He has just blessed our hearts
today here on the Sabbath Day.
01:09:57.99\01:10:01.23
All of heaven has come down.
01:10:01.43\01:10:03.16
Our hearts just feel joy inside.
01:10:03.37\01:10:06.37
We cannot raise
one hand but two hands.
01:10:06.57\01:10:08.20
Lord, if we would raise our feet
at the same time we'd do that!
01:10:08.40\01:10:11.04
But praise God, hallelujah -
yes, Lord - that You have seen
01:10:11.24\01:10:14.58
fit to come down. And I pray
that You would lay Your hand
01:10:14.78\01:10:17.51
on him: the great
hand of the Physician
01:10:17.71\01:10:20.42
and the great Healer
who knows what is best. Yes.
01:10:20.62\01:10:23.82
Bro. Richard mentioned
that maybe he's in this position
01:10:24.02\01:10:27.76
today to save him
for eternity. And Lord,
01:10:27.96\01:10:30.73
if that be the case
continue to save him,
01:10:30.93\01:10:33.50
continue to walk in the
light You have given to him.
01:10:33.70\01:10:36.77
Continue to give him
opportunities and privileges
01:10:36.97\01:10:39.43
to witness, to tell others
01:10:39.63\01:10:41.64
of what You can do in
each heart and each life.
01:10:41.84\01:10:45.04
And so Lord we pray for
the healing if it be Thy will.
01:10:45.24\01:10:48.44
Whether it be today or tomorrow
we have faith to believe that
01:10:48.64\01:10:52.35
You can do it. The Bible
says where two or three agree
01:10:52.55\01:10:55.25
or touch on anything it is
so in the name of Jesus Christ
01:10:55.45\01:10:59.19
our Lord and our
Savior. Yes! Lord,
01:10:59.39\01:11:01.29
please... I've heard
him mention the pain.
01:11:01.49\01:11:04.13
and it pained us to hear
him say "I'm going through pain
01:11:04.33\01:11:07.00
in my leg; sometimes it
feels like it's coming off. "
01:11:07.20\01:11:09.76
But Lord, you can
put that leg back on.
01:11:09.96\01:11:12.10
You can take the legs
that are basically dead
01:11:12.30\01:11:14.30
and You can put
life into them again.
01:11:14.50\01:11:16.30
They can run around like a
deer and jump like he used to.
01:11:16.50\01:11:19.17
Oh Lord, I praise You
that You can do these things.
01:11:19.37\01:11:22.44
But until then, most of all that
each one of us will be saved
01:11:22.64\01:11:25.98
in Thy kingdom.
And when we see Jesus
01:11:26.18\01:11:29.75
one day soon we'll
say it's worth it all.
01:11:29.95\01:11:32.69
Some day, when we see Jesus, no
matter what we've been through.
01:11:32.89\01:11:35.56
Just give us now the grace
- give Bro. Richard the grace,
01:11:35.76\01:11:38.59
faith, strength
to continue on. Amen!
01:11:38.79\01:11:42.23
Continue to motivate
him to give these books.
01:11:42.43\01:11:45.47
Praise God! That
just lightens our hearts
01:11:45.67\01:11:48.14
to say, regardless of our
age, regardless of our condition
01:11:48.34\01:11:51.27
we can do something
for the cause of Christ.
01:11:51.47\01:11:53.41
How embarrassed and
ashamed some of us need to be.
01:11:53.61\01:11:56.11
And so Lord, as we're
ashamed as we come before You
01:11:56.51\01:11:58.58
we lay it out. And You
won't say You won't get onto us.
01:11:58.78\01:12:01.55
You'll just say: "Oh
Kenny, redeem the time. "
01:12:01.75\01:12:04.39
And so I pray You will redeem
the time for each one of us now.
01:12:04.79\01:12:07.12
As our hands are laid upon him
right now we're praying again
01:12:07.32\01:12:10.09
for the mighty
power of the Holy Spirit.
01:12:10.29\01:12:12.26
Yes, Lord. Continue to
lead, guide, and bless.
01:12:12.46\01:12:15.16
And though we may not see
Bro. Richard any more in this
01:12:15.36\01:12:17.57
life I'd sure like to
spend eternity with him.
01:12:17.77\01:12:20.37
I know that. With
every one that's here,
01:12:20.57\01:12:22.90
every one that came forward.
Lord, our hearts rejoice
01:12:23.10\01:12:25.17
and we are
really exceedingly glad
01:12:25.37\01:12:27.68
to see Your Spirit move like
it needs to move in and among us
01:12:27.88\01:12:30.85
as a people. Set
us on fire for You.
01:12:31.05\01:12:33.68
Lord, we need a fire...
we need to be stirred up.
01:12:33.88\01:12:36.79
And as You stir us
up for Your cause, Lord,
01:12:37.19\01:12:39.05
this work can be finished.
You can be seen in Your men
01:12:39.25\01:12:42.89
and women of the world,
and then Your image reproduced
01:12:43.09\01:12:45.49
and then You can come.
So help us, Lord, we pray.
01:12:45.69\01:12:48.16
We ask You, we plead
with You, and we thank you
01:12:48.36\01:12:50.33
for this opportunity and
privilege today - Yes, Lord!
01:12:50.83\01:12:53.37
and the power that has
been here through Your Spirit.
01:12:53.57\01:12:56.00
In Jesus' precious,
holy, lovely, wonderful name
01:12:56.20\01:12:59.31
of Jesus we pray with
thanksgiving. Amen and amen!
01:12:59.51\01:13:02.88
Amen! Thank you all.
01:13:03.08\01:13:05.18